About

Hey there! I’m Anna, your host on The Brighter Podcast.

I’m an Arkansas-native barista, and when I’m not brewing coffee, I love books, running, and writing – and I can always be found listening to great music or a fun podcast!

So why did I decide to start this one?

You’ll have noticed by now that this podcast is dedicated to brightness – to light, goodness, grace, and how to cultivate all these things. I believe in the power of courage and kindess – not because I embody them, not because I’m a perfect example, but because I’m working to be better every day. And I think you can, too.

After years of sabotaging my own life due to depression, bad habits, poor mindset, and sometimes outright laziness, it shouldn’t have surprised me when I looked up and realized I didn’t like where I was. In fact, I was miserable – I hated myself for getting so stuck, and at the same time I had no idea how to get…un-stuck. I felt so lost.

So I started working on my mind. Unlearning bad habits and replacing them with good ones. Breathing deep and trying to be present. Opening up the shutters and hoping the light would come in.

And slowly, surely, predictably – it did.

I’m not there yet, wherever “there” is. In fact, I’m so far from “there” I feel like I just passed the starting line. But I’m here now. I’m in the race, I’ve got my head up – and I’d love it if you would join in and run with me.

Let’s find our way to the bigger, bolder, brighter lives we’re all meant to be living, and have some fun along the way.

Love always,

Anna